12-letter words containing g, o, r, i, n, e
- overpowering — that overpowers; overwhelming: an overpowering conviction of the truth.
- overreaching — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- oversanguine — too optimistic
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- overwhelming — that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
- paring gouge — a woodworker's gouge having the bezel on the concave face.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- petrogenesis — the branch of petrology dealing with the origin and formation of rocks.
- petrogenetic — relating to petrogenesis
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrenologize — to treat with phrenology or phrenological methods
- pigeon grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis aestivalis, of the eastern U.S., having leaves that are dull above and rusty beneath, and bearing black, edible fruit.
- pipe routing — Pipe routing is the planning of pipeline layout, which includes considerations of neatness, economy, and safety.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- pre-ignition — ignition of the charge in an internal-combustion engine earlier in the cycle than is compatible with proper operation.
- precognition — knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- primogenitor — a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyroligneous — produced by the distillation of wood.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- race norming — the process of statistically adjusting the scores of minority job applicants on job-qualification tests by rating each test-taker's score against the results of others in his or her racial or ethnic group.
- racing homer — a kind of homing pigeon used for racing
- ragged robin — a plant, Lychnis flos-cuculi, of the pink family, having pink or white flowers with dissected petals.
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- re-recording — to record (something) another time.
- reading book — a book for people who are learning to read, to help them become accustomed to looking at and understanding written words